Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharyngotonsillitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pharyn-go-ton-sil-li-tis
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pharyngitis and tonsillitis occurring together

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"According to the Swedish guidelines for pharyngotonsillitis applying when this study was conducted, RADT was recommended when 2–4 Centor criteria were present and antibiotics were recommended when the test was positive."

Etymology

From pharyngo- + tonsillitis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pharyngo

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pharyngotonsillitis mean?: pharyngitis and tonsillitis occurring together
Where does pharyngotonsillitis come from?: From pharyngo- + tonsillitis.

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